In the Name of Allah: New independent film about gay Muslims may spark violence. Life imitating Hollywood imitating South Park imitating The Jawa Report. Hopefully the film will have little in common with the bad gay of Brokeback Mountain. Perhaps they can get Dannii Minogue and her lesbian stripper friend to star in the sequel In the Name of Allah II: Good Gay Muslims in Love? more...

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Taqiya is an idea which justifies deceiving the enemy for the sake of Islam. Hamid Ali, an imam from West Yorkshire, is clearly practicing it.

Via Tel-Chai Nation this from the Times:

A week after the attack [London transit bombings] he had told newspapers that the perpetrators ought to be punished. But in a secretly taped conversation, he said: “What they [the bombers] did was good. They have warned that we are here, we Muslims. People have taken notice that we are here. They died so that people would take notice . . . big meetings and conferences make no change at all. With this, at least people’s ears have pricked up.”...

He also praised the bombers as the “children” of Abdullah al-Faisal, a firebrand Muslim cleric, who was convicted of inciting murder and racial hatred in 2003.

Ali revealed that the leader of the London suicide bombers had attended sermons in Yorkshire by al-Faisal and tapes of al-FaisalÂ’s teachings were still circulating within his mosque.

Al-Faisal, who has branded non-Muslims as “cockroaches” ripe for extermination, is serving a seven-year prison sentence but is eligible for early release next week.

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I was hoping that 'Darth Vadar's Imperial Star Cruiser' was an option, but it wasn't. more...

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My impulsive insight for the day is that if we in the West can put up with our inboxes polluted with 75% offensive spam, driving out loving or urgent messages from friends and family, the Ummah ought to be able to put up with a few off-color cartoons that no one was paying attention to anyway. The reaction reminds me of the old lady in our neighborhood who lodged a complaint with the police about the firemen in the firehouse next door "displaying" themselves in the nude, while in the shower. So the cop came over, looked out the window, and said: "Ma'am, I can't see any nude men over there." To which she replied: "Well of course not. You have to stand on the chair!."

On the other hand, a fatwa against spammers might actually win Islam some converts, not that they're savvy enough to figure that out...

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Be prepared for new Abu Ghraib images. I've seen them all. They are much worse than the ones you've already seen. I can also tell you that some of the images being shown by Australian media and then re-broadcast by Arab media of dead Iraqis who have been shot in the head and which are being reported as 'Abu Ghraib photos' are hoaxes. UPDATE: If you must see the most recent photos from Abu Ghraib, here they are.

For any one who equivocates between American troops and Saddam Hussein, I'd suggest that you are uniquivocally an idiot. Yes, Abu Ghraib was very bad indeed. However, the Abu Ghraib abuses were discovered by U.S. troops and were being investigated before any photos were ever leaked to the press.

For instance, from al Reuters:

"This is truly American ugliness that no other country in the world can compete with," journalist Saleh al-Humaidi told Reuters in Yemen.

"The Americans ought to apologise to mankind for their government's lie to the world that it is fighting for freedom and that it came to Iraq to save it from Saddam Hussein's oppression," he said.

Further, the abuses that occured have led to a series of convictions against those who participated. More than 25 at last count. Abu Ghraib is not, as is asserted by Andrew Sullivan, a reflection on President Bush and only fools would equivocate between the unauthorized crimal act and the officially sanctioned act. Andrew Sullivan is one such fool.

As bad as these images are, they pale next to the genuine torture and murder committed by the Saddam Hussein regime. Don't believe me? Check out these images captured from the Hussein regimes' decades of institutionalized mass murder and torture. They include images of prisoners being thrown off roofs, their hands and tongues being cut out, their arms being broken, and of them being blown up as a method of execution.

Even the most enlightened and peaceful nations on earth have their share of sadists. Both Iran and the Netherlands have had citizens murdered because they appeared to utter or publish blasphemous things. What differentiates the two is that in Iran it is official state policy to execute blasphemers while in the Netherlands the man who killed Theo Van Gogh is treated as a criminal.

The U.S. condemns acts of torture and prosecutes those who engage in these barbaric acts, while the Baathist state of Saddam Hussein had an official policy of torture and rewarded those who engaged in cruelty. To not understand the distinction is to be utterly moronic and morally confused. Unfortunately, the world has its fair share of morally confused idiots.

Sistah Todjah finds that WaPo is ready and willing to publish photos which they know will bolster the terrorist insurgency in Iraq, yet were unwilling to publish the Muhammed cartoons for fear of offending. The insurgents fight us because they believe we are evil and many Muslims are convinced that America is essentially the same as their own dicatatorial regimes...thank you WaPo for confirming their deepest suspicions.

Inserted update: Why the Abu Ghraib photos, but not the Mohammed Cartoons? Excellent question. ANSWER.

More from Dread Pudit Bluto, LGF, Caerdroia, Tim Blair, Fraters Libertas , In the Bullpen, Ace of Spades HQ, and Stop the ACLU who notice that it's not just WaPo who refused to print the Muhammed cartoons 'because they are offensive', but are showing these disgusting photos. I'm more than an little offended that they are publishing these photos. Perhaps if we rioted it would affect some change?

Reuters:

An Australian television station broadcast on Wednesday what it said were previously unpublished images of abuse of Iraqi prisoners at Abu Ghraib prison, fuelling more Arab anger against the United States.

The Special Broadcasting Service's "Dateline" current affairs programme said the images were recorded at the same time as the now-infamous pictures of U.S. soldiers abusing Abu Ghraib detainees which sparked international outrage in 2004.

Some of the newly broadcast pictures suggest further abuse such as killing, torture and sexual humiliation, Dateline said.

Others: Uncommon Sense, Villains Vanquished, Drumwaster, Cake or Death

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Uh... I forgot about the caption contest. Um... everyone gets a fatwa!!! And people think I'm not a compassionate conservative.

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I'll let David Ignatius of the Washington Post write the opening paragraph for me, with just a couple of minor changes:

There is a temptation that seeps into the souls of even the most righteous politicians journalists and leads them to bend the rules, and eventually the truth, to suit the political needs of the moment. That arrogance of power is on display with the Bush administration American mainstream media.

This is a press corps suffering a collective psychotic break, completely out of control; willing to do anything to reach its frustrated political goals. more...

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More than 70,000 people came out today in Pakistan to protest cartoons lampooning the man regarded as a Prophet by Muslims around the world. Meanwhile, the online jihad continues and Michelle Malkin falls victim. And, a new jihadi propaganda film threatens the lives of the cartoonists-- forcing them to go into hiding.

Remember, this is a tiny minority of extremists. CBS News:

Gunfire and rioting erupted Wednesday as more than 70,000 people joined Pakistan's biggest protest yet against Prophet Muhammad cartoons, burning movie theaters, a KFC restaurant and a South Korean-run bus station....

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It's a start. You may remember Abu Musab al-Zarqawi from such classic films as 'Nick Berg beheading' (in which he had the starring role as murderer) and 'blowing up shit' (which is now a weekly serial). Abu Musab al-Zarqawi is the leader of al Qaeda in Iraq. more...

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If the Constitution is a "living document" which can be changed without amendment based on current social needs, then why did the Founders write it down? The British had (and still have) a 'living Constitution' that wasn't written. Surely if they believed the Constitution was 'flexible' then they would have adopted the British model, wouldn't they?

Danny has more on living document Constitutionalism.

UPDATE: Related from McQ.

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(Baghdad) Highlights in today's religion of peace news include:

From USAToday.com:

A bomb exploded Wednesday on a central Baghdad street, killing three girls and a boy walking to school, police and relatives said. The dead included two sisters and their brother.

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Police said the children were between the ages of 10 and 14 and included two sons and a daughter of Jamil Mohammed, a poor vendor who works in a nearby public market.

"We are poor people who has nothing to do with politics," the father sobbed at the local police station. "We only wanted to live a decent life. What is the guilt of my dead children? They were only heading to school. Now I am left with only two children. This is a disaster for my family."

If one reads several reports, a conclusion can be drawn that four children were murdered, three boys and a girl. Why can't the mainstream media get the numbers right? You tell me. I do know that the MSM are fairly much in unison at providing justification for the killings. Without exception, it's reported that a store which sold black-market liquor was bombed, among other stores, by the way. So, the MSM can't get the number of kids murdered right, but they sure can reach into the minds of the thug criminals and extract a motive to justify the bombing. You see a slant? I do.

Moving on, it has to be assumed that there's no room on the moderate Muslim protest schedule to express outrage at the murder of innocent children. On the other hand, it might be that murdering children doesn't meet the threshold criteria for outrage. Planned protests, I believe, are reserved for more significant criminal acts than the murder of children. Like cartoons.

From Interested-Participant.

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Michael J. Totten is still in Kurdistan and has an amazing photo essay.

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It's soft, it's more absorbant, It's lint free! More offensive than your ordinary T-Paper. Make your rectum happy! Buy a roll today.

Jeremy : wanted to let you know that I am going to be making some Mohammad toilet paper, so if you want to feature it on your site, or mention that would be sooper..

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To the tinfoil crowd, lack of evidence is always proof of a coverup. And, FYI: there is a major difference between reporting a crime to the police (eg, CHAPPAQUIDDICK) and notifying the media of an accident. The media, despite what many on the Left believe, are not the nation's police force.

Decision '08: Smearing Dick Cheney

Dan Riehl: Lawrence O'Donnell Is Scum

Radio Equalizer: Fact free zone.

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Interesting post at the A.M. blog on the future relationship between Islam and the West. Personally the notion that a culture must be utterly destroyed before they can be drastically reformed seems like an unpleasant truth and none of the alternatives seem that good. Sometimes, though, we must pick the least worst option. What that option is remains to be seen.

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Valentine's Day is over, so that make this surprise that much more delightful. Darling, I give you this message...

Hello to my darling wife. Happy Valentines Day. I want to apologize. I have not linked you in ages. Although I email you 10 times a day, I have sent daily links to this blog lately, and I want you to know this will stop. I will only link you with information of utmost importance such as breaking news, blogbursts, and Very important issues. Again, I apologize, Your loving husband, Vinnie.

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Ask yourselves, really.

Are the cartoons the Iranians going to publish really going to offend you?

Be honest.

Are any cartoons they publish more offensive than what really happened?

I hate to say this, but, I have to wonder about those who would take offense at holocaust denial cartoons. It makes me think that they might think that there's a grain of truth to the denial.

All the proof you need is right there in the reaction to the Mohammed cartoons.

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Palestine Media Watch reports on a video added to a Hamas website this week, that features the parting messages of two suicide bombers:

Each terrorist had a separate message for Jews. This first said,

"My message to the loathed Jews is that there is no god but Allah, we will chase you everywhere! We are a nation that drinks blood, and we know that there is no blood better than the blood of Jews. We will not leave you alone until we have quenched our thirst with your blood, and our children's thirst with your blood. We will not leave until you leave the Muslim countries."

The second terrorist said the following:

"In the name of Allah, we will destroy you, blow you up, take revenge against you, [and] purify the land of you, pigs that have defiled our country... This operation is revenge against the sons of monkeys and pigs."

Also posted at The Dread Pundit Bluto and Vince Aut Morire.

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1 Whoever writes their material has spend far too much time watching old sword & sorcery movies!

Posted by: hondo at February 15, 2006 01:31 AM (fyKFC)

2 Ah, aren't they banned from fighting with 'the people of the book' by their prophet. and 'the people of the book' are jews, christians, and any cult that uses the bible in any of its shapes.

Posted by: anon at February 15, 2006 03:49 AM (XhBbd)

3 That statement is just flat out lame. When it comes to war talk, the West has Patton and Churchill quotes. They have snicker-inducing prose like the example above. Yet one more thing we do so much better.

Posted by: Graeme at February 15, 2006 04:18 AM (X4Wbb)

4 So true Graeme. But Churchill and Patton were not Abdid or Mamoud... - Max

Posted by: Max at February 15, 2006 07:23 AM (+kFf8)

5 I think the second guy forgot something: "In the name of Allah, THE COMPASSIONATE AND MERCIFUL, we will destroy you, blow you up, take revenge against you..." You almost expect him to start talking about the holy hand grenade.

Posted by: John at February 15, 2006 07:37 AM (wg4FW)

6 And how many people from the ME have told us over the past few days how much they respect the religion of the Christians and Jews, and that is why we must respect theirs? More than a few, I suppose. That would make them all liars.

Posted by: jesusland joe at February 15, 2006 10:23 AM (rUyw4)

7 If they consider the JOOOOOOOOOOS as pigs, why in the name of Allah would they drink their blood? Couldn't they just take a bottle of it, each take a sip, pass it along and then burst into flames or something? So much more efficient that way don't ya think?

Posted by: memphis761 at February 15, 2006 10:33 AM (D3+20)

8 Unfortunately, it's not just fevered rhetoric. I once saw photos of an Palestinian kneeling down to joyfully lap the blood of a Jew who they had just murdered. So why not bury these animals with a stake through the heart?

Posted by: pst314 at February 15, 2006 01:09 PM (OA547)

9 Trying to understand muzzie logic: If we are what we eat, and the muzzies tell us that Jews are pigs, then are they not in fact damning themselves to hell for eating a pig? Inquiring minds want to know. /Pig piss be upon allah and his pervert "prophet".

Posted by: Princess Kimberley at February 15, 2006 01:41 PM (J2xFI)

10 What is with all this hostility and hatred directed at pigs! What's wrong with pigs? I love bacon, sausage, pork chops ..... RIBS! OH GOD! WHAT A JOY! I've even had friends who've had pigs as pets - and swear by them! I loved Porky Pig as a kid - even my grandkids do to this day! What's with all this pig shit? What did a pig ever do to Mo & his boys to deserve all this animosity? Now I once got into a fight with a 400lb boar (busted a Philly Rod over it's head - for all you engineers out there) - but I didn't take it personal and blame all pigs! since it was a German boar, I kinda figure it was a "German" thing. We got several pigs at the local zoo - in the petting section no less! Kids love'em! So - muslims - listen up - what is your problem with pigs! I want to know!

Posted by: hondo at February 15, 2006 03:52 PM (fyKFC)

11 brought to you by - The Porcine Anti-Deflamation Society Swine of the world unite!

Posted by: hondo at February 15, 2006 04:40 PM (fyKFC)

12 What do you get when you cross a pig with a Muslim. Nothing. There are some things a pig won't do.

Posted by: Chimp Alert at February 15, 2006 09:36 PM (08tHr)

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